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dvnielletreads's review against another edition
4.0
this book is a lot. all the trigger warnings for readers who aren't certain this book is their best choice; please tread it lightly and safely for you.
sadie is reeling from the murder of her younger sister, mattie. their mom isn't around, and sadie feels as if she's lost the one tether to the planet she has with mattie gone. so she sets out to find the man who did it, determined to be the one that removes him from the earth. told in duel-parts from sadie's hunt for her sister's killer to a true crime podcast that relates the story back to us through what only true crime deep dives can, sadie cuts and punches and knocks you down, much like the book's namesake has happen to her.
i read it at a time that probably wasn't the best for me, but it's kept my brain focused on other things so i suppose that's why i'm only giving it 4 stars. also.
sadie is reeling from the murder of her younger sister, mattie. their mom isn't around, and sadie feels as if she's lost the one tether to the planet she has with mattie gone. so she sets out to find the man who did it, determined to be the one that removes him from the earth. told in duel-parts from sadie's hunt for her sister's killer to a true crime podcast that relates the story back to us through what only true crime deep dives can, sadie cuts and punches and knocks you down, much like the book's namesake has happen to her.
i read it at a time that probably wasn't the best for me, but it's kept my brain focused on other things so i suppose that's why i'm only giving it 4 stars. also
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the ending is so open-ended that it pains me, and i just need to know.sklus's review against another edition
3.0
I had a hard time getting through this book. When I read crime novels, I like the strange ones. The ones about serial killers or kids with special crime-solving talents and Sadie just wasn't like that. It was a little too real to life; there's only suffering and pain and no perfect resolution where everyone is happy and whole. It's not even too much of a mystery, you know who the killer is a few chapters into the book. I'm glad I read it, but this is not my go-to book recommendation for friends who want to get into reading.
arisbookjourney's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.75
claire_baco's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
bee_phe's review against another edition
4.0
incredibly textured story, absolutely heart breaking. i plowed through it so fast because i ~needed~ to know what happened, but it wasn't an easy read. suuuuuper heavy, dark, and disturbing.
cargren's review against another edition
5.0
Warning there are triggers but it is a book that does not draw on violence but it does count on the maturity and imagination of the reader.
sarahsshorts's review against another edition
5.0
Haunting. Listening to this on audiobook really intensified everything. Hard to listen to, but I really appreciated the open-ended finish.
eamcmahon3's review against another edition
4.0
I wish I had a content warning before I started this book because it had some very sensitive content. Very well written and I enjoyed how the author ended it with Sadie.